The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including those for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151. The main focus is on determining whether his disabilities are related to his active service or other relevant factors.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner must provide opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, eye disability (blurred vision), and TBI, as well as determine if these conditions are proximately due to carelessness in medical treatment provided by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disabilities, Lumbar spine disabilities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2021
- Citation
- 21031726
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's VA Form 9 was timely filed due to good cause for non-receipt of the January 2020 Statement of the Case, and thus accepted it as timely. The appeal is granted in part.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Granted
Service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is granted. The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to conflicting opinions regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and skin disabilities related to herbicide exposure.
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